Psychological Factors as Determinants of Chronic Conditions: Clinical and Psychodynamic Advances

Front Psychol. 2021 Jan 28:12:635708. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.635708. eCollection 2021.

¹ Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology, Critical and Care Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

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Keywords: alexitimia; chronic disease; defense mechanisms; depression; personality; post-traumatic stress disorder; psychosomatic.